Page 2 - Obo Prison News Today

U Win Myint is reportedly in bad health, joining other senior members of the ousted elected administration suffering illness in prisons around the country.   

Stung by a high-profile escape, the junta has given jailers free rein to abuse political inmates, according to prison source.  

They were accused of supporting People’s Defense Force members sheltering in a monastery.

Nine inmates fled Taungoo Prison where ousted President U Win Myint is being held after overpowering regime forces and seizing weapons.

With thousands of their children killed or imprisoned, the country’s mothers are paying a high price for the military’s coup.

The NUG Minister of Human Rights expressed thanks to the media outlets that were present at the press conference about the mass murder in Tartain Village on Monday.

Sources say 6 prisoners are still at large and 2 have been recaptured.

Brutal punishment against political prisoners is typical in post-coup Myanmar, critics say.

Over 100 women detainees held in Obo Prison were beaten and tortured by jail staff in separate incidents in January and February, according to a letter smuggled out of the prison.

Lawyers said that the arrest of almost 50 Mandalay advocates since the coup proves that the regime is now targeting any lawyer representing anti-coup figures.